Soda-fountain



J. J. WOMPEY.

SODA FOUNTAIN;

APPUCATION FILED OCT-2. 1919.

1 ,330, 1-30,, Patented May 31,1921.

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UNITED STATES JOHN J. WOMIPEY, 0F DENVER,.COLORADO, ASSIGNOR TO THE L. GRAUMAN FIXTURE COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF COLORADO.

SODA-FOUNTAIN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 31, 1921 Application filed October 2, 1919. Serial No. 327,959.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1 JOHN J. VVournY, a citizen of the United tates, residing at Denver, in the county of Denver and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Soda-Fountains, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in soda-fountains and its primary object is to provide a construction in which the chippedice receptacle of the fountain is placed in a readily accessible position and closed by a movably mounted lid independent of the drip pan which as a stationary part of the fountain structure is permanently positioned beneath the draft faucets of the same.

The above and other objects mostly relating to details of construction will fully appear in thecourse of the following description in which reference is had to the accompanying drawings which show an embodiment of the invention.

In the drawings in the various views of V v to the receptacle are more specifically derearward of the counter, are fastened to a" steel plate 6 which supports the counter at its'rear edge and which also provides a sup-' port forthe upperportion of the ice-receptacle, as willhereinafter be described.

The chipped-ice receptacle 7 of the foun- 'tain extends partially beneath the counter and partially rearward thereof between the front andgthe part emf the fountain structure commonly known as the jar-rest.

The receptacle consists of a sheetq'netal box of substantially rectangular section which at its top has a diagonally slanting entrance 8 provided by the omission of one of its. corners.

' The box rests upon the horizontal bottom Fig. 3, an enlarged section taken on the between the front and the jar-rest of the same. Its shortened top-plate 1O terminates at ts free edge in a flange 12 which rests against the draft arm-plate 6 and the upper edge of its front-plate 13 lies in alinement with the bottom 14 of the recess cut in the jar-rest to afford access to the entrance of the receptacle.

It will be seen that the chipped-ice receptacle thus positioned is in line with the fruit and syrup jar-holders 33 of the fountain structure and that its entrance extends diagonally between the draft arm plate 6 and the bottom of the recess in the jar-rest of the same.

A drip-pan 15 provided with a removably supported perforated top-plate 16 rests upon the bottom of the recess beneath the vertically extending faucets at the ends of the draft arms, and it extends partially across the rear edge of said bottom into the receptacle.

The upper and lower edges of the entrance fined by parallel ridges, the upper one, 17, of which is formed of a sheet metal facing of the plate 6 and thelower one, 18, of which is provided by a sheet metal reinforcement body 19 the upper surface of which is beveled to constantly remain in close proximity to the upper ridge 17 during its revolving motion.

Ears 20 at opposite ends of the body portion of the lid extending along the inner 7 surfaces of the end-plates of the receptacle,

are pivotally supported in axially alined openings of the same by means of outwardly pro ecting narrow trunnions 21 as shownin ing the inner surfaces of the earsQO, and screws 23 extending into threaded axial Fig. 3 of the drawings. Washers 22'engag-' I openings of the trunnions cooperate to hold arrangement the cover can beeasily removed lower edge of the entrance to the receptacle,

and it has furthermore i1 Qlltstanding lip hereinbcfore explained, but also prevents which provides a finger-hold to facilitate its movements and which also serves as a stop to limit the opening movement of the lid by engagement with the upper ridge.

it partition 26 extending diagonally across the lower corner of the receptacle at its rear side, provides a space 27 through which extend the pipes 28 of the fountain and which also serves as a flue for the circulation of air and for the passage of washwater between the fruit-jar holders at opposite sides of the receptacle when the fountain is being cleaned.

The space also contains the lower portion of a pipe 29 which connects with the portion of the drip-pan within the receptacle for the drainage of water.

T he servicepipes 3O connecting with the draft arms of the faucets extend into the chippedice receptacle through openings in the top thereof and include coils 31 for cooling purposes, which rest upon the bottom of the same.

A guardrail 32 fastened upon the bottom of the recess in the jar-rest beneath the drippan, extends as usual along the rear edge of the same.

Having thus described the construction of my invention, its advantages will be readily apparent to thoseversed in the art to which the invention appertains.

The chipped-ice receptacle placed beneath the counter of the soda-fountain in line with the fruit-jar holders directly underneath the draft faucets is readily accessible to the operator. It-occupies a space unsuited for other purposes and it assists in, cooling the contents of the fruit jars as well as the liquids passing through the circulation pipes. The drip-pan positioned at the rear side of the ice-receptacle beneath its entrance, provides a stationary surface to receive the drippings of the faucets and to support glasses and other utensils, which is requisite to the dispenser in thedispcnsing of drinks. This arrangement permits the lid of the chipped-ice receptacle to be opened allowing faucets.

access to the chipped-ice to one dispenser atv the same time that another is using the draft The provision of a closure for the receptacle separate from the drip-pan, not only permits of having: a stationary surface to receive drippings and support utensils as the matter contained in the drip-pan, as is a common occurrence when the drippan is lVforeover, the position of the drip-pan rearward of the receptacle permits of widen ing the space between the faucets and the that by unfastening the screws the lid may be readily removed whenever required and that the diagonal partition at the bottom of the receptacle not only provides a space which is utilized as hereinbefore explained, but also causes the ice in the receptacle to move to a position in which it may be easily reached by the operator standing behind the counter of the fountain.

The perforated plate of the drip-pan facilitates cleaning and the rolled edges of the ridges at opposite-sidesof the entrance to the receptacle and of the flange at the-lower edge of the lid of the same, prevent possible injury to the hands of a person reaching into a receptacle for theremoval of its contents.

As a modification of a part of my invention, the drip pan 15 as illustrated in Fig. 4: may be formed of a continuous sheet of metal still retaining the parallel ridge 18 andthe guard rail 32, said guard rail being reinforced by means of a separate piece .of

' metal 35. a

In this construction the lower corners 36 of the drip-pan are rounded to prevent any residue from collecting and to facilitate cleaning.

Having thus described my invention what I claim and desire to secure by Letters-Patent is:

g of the receptacle. employedas a closure for the receptacle and l 'is lifted or 1 otherwise removed to afford access to the contents'thereof.

4. The combination with the front, coun- ,125 ter and jar-rest of a soda-fountain structure, of an ice-receptacle partially beneath the counter and between the front and the jarrest, the receptacle having a lid-covered entrance slanting between its top and its rear side, and a drip-pan supported on the jarrest beneath the entrance.

5. The combination with the front, counter and jar-rest of a soda-fountain structure, of an ice-receptacle partially beneath the counter and between the front and the jar-rest, the receptacle having a lid covered entrance slanting between its top and its rear side, and a drip-pan supported on the bottom of a recess in the jarrest and forming the lower edge of the entrance.

6. In a soda fountain, an ice receptacle having an entrance in one of its sides, and a slanting plate at the bottom of the receptacle beneath said entrance, providing a slide-surface for the ice, and a space be neath the same for the purpose specified.

7. The combination with a soda fountain structure including a counter, a draft-arm bar thereunder, and a jar rest having a supporting-surface beneath and rearward of said bar, of a drip pan supported on said surface, and an ice-receptacle partially beneath the counter and forward of the jar rest, having a slanting opening bounded at its upper and lower edges, respectively, by said bar and the front edge of the drip pan.

8. The combination with a soda fountain structure including a counter, a draft-arm bar thereunder, and a jar rest having a sup porting-surface beneath and rearward of said bar, of a drip-pan supported on said surface, ridges on the bar and the drip-pan, an ice-receptacle partially beneath the counter and forward of the jar rest, having a slanting opening bounded at its upper and lower edges by said ridges, and a lid for said opening, engaging the ridges.

In testimony whereof I have afiixed my signature.

JOHN J. WOMPEY. 

